VERY VERY SPECIAL LAXMAN IN THE WORDS OF LEGENDS

VVS Laxman. The name is always special in world cricket. It is unable for every cricket lover to forget the trails he made during his fantastic cricketing career. Being one among the fabulous five of Indian cricket, he showed us newer depths of cricketing. Laxman is undoubtedly one of the finest test batsmen of all time. Here are some quotations made by some legends on the legendary Laxman

• "When I walk out to play in Hyderabad I will feel a deep void. A void that can never be filled. My dear friend, VVS Laxman." – Sachin Tendulkar
• “If you get Dravid, great. If you get Sachin, brilliant. If you get Laxman, it’s a miracle.” – Steve Waugh
• "The best part about Laxman was his sense of grace on and off the field, both in good times and bad times. I will remember him most for his sense of balance while batting, his ability to keep smiling whatever the situation and the tenacity to keep bouncing back." – Rahul Dravid
• "Laxman you were amazing [at] cricket everyone knows, but you were surely the best human being I have ever met. God bless you with all the happiness in future." – Harbhajan Singh
• "VVS is one of the finest human beings to have played cricket. One of the main pillars of the team and a true friend. Words are not enough." – Virendar Sehwag
• "From carrying his innings to carrying himself, VVS has shown immense class. Will miss you Laxman bhai." – Suresh Raina
• "Laxman bhai has always been an inspiration for all the cricketers. Gonna miss watching him play for India. Wish him all the best for future!" – Manoj Tiwary
• "Laxman. His attitude is infectious. Felt at peace after talking to him. A salute to him for a great career and inspiring many lives." – Unmukt chand
• "Requires a very special man to turn his back on a grandstand end and accept the moment has come. Rose in my eyes if he could any more." – Harsha Bhogle
• "Not many batsmen made batting look as easy as VVS Laxman. If a cricketer's greatness is to be measured in terms of his performances against the best opposition of his time, then Laxman stands right at the top; his record against Australia, the world's No. 1 team for the better part of his career, speaks for itself. Indian cricket-lovers, and the game of cricket itself, will miss him for the elegance and grace that he epitomised, on and off the field." – N Srinivasan
• "That was the brightest day in Laxman's career. That innings had a big impact on Indian cricket. It had given us a huge sense of relief and made us have belief in ourselves that we're not behind... Since then, we never looked back as Indian cricket kept improving." – Sourav Ganguly on Laxman’s 281 in the 2002 Kolkata Test against Australia
• "Laxman has had an outstanding career. He is one of the few batsmen who was a great chaser, an art only a few could master." – Dilip Vengsarkar
• "The whole team will miss you VVS. One of the best human beings I have ever met in my life. Spent a lot of time with him while batting and fielding and the chat would always be about the team. Personally, I will really miss you Lachu bhai." – MS Dhoni
• “On his day he could beat even 22 fielders and find the boundary.” – Zaheer Khan

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GOD IN THE WORDS OF LEGENDS

Sachin Tendulkar is still a mystery in the cricketing world. The way he bat, the way he score, the way he behave with others, everything he has shown the world are epitomes for a good cricketer. There are many things one could learn from him. This is what makes Master Blaster the cricket God. Here are some quotations made by some legends about the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

• "I don't know about cricket but still watch cricket to see Sachin play. Not because I love his play, its because I want to know the reason why my country's production goes down by 5% when he's in batting." - Barack Obama.
• "If Sachin plays well, India sleeps well.." - Harsha Bhogle.
• "I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar." - Brian Lara.
• "We did not lose to a team called India, we lost to a man called Sachin." - Mark Taylor.
• "Nothing bad can happen to us if we were on a plane in India with Sachin Tendulkar on it." - Hashim Amla.
• "He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also." - Waqar Younis.
• "There are two kinds of batsmen in the world : 1. Sachin Tendulkar, 2. all the others." - Andy Flower.
• "I have seen God. He bats at no:4 for India in tests." - Matthew Hayden.
• "When you bowl at him you are not trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him." - Andrew Flintoff.
• "I see myself when I see Sachin batting." - Don Bradman.   
• "In my several years of international cricket, Tendulkar remains the best batsman I have ever bowled to. It's been a pleasure to bowl at the master batsman even though one hasn't always emerged with credit from the engagements." - Allan Donald.
• "I have delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat." - Amitabh Bachchan.
• "I am fortunate that I've to bowl at him only in the nets." - Anil Kumble. 
• "You get him out and half the battle is won." - Arjuna Ranatunga.
• "I have to say Sachin is better than Lara, because he has that aura when he comes out to bat." - Brett Lee.
• "Tendulkar is to cricket what Michael Jordan is to basketball and Muhammed Ali to boxing." - Brian Lara.
• "He has been in form longer than some of our guys have been alive." - Daniel Vettori.
• "I am one among those fortune people who have seen Bradman and Tendulkar bat in my lifetime and in my opinion Tendulkar is the best batsman I have seen in my life." - Hanif Mohammed.
• "He continues to give more than 100% and his schoolboy-like enthusiasm for the game is something I envy and admire. For the team he is the best available coaching manual." - Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
• "Don't bowl him bad balls, he hit the good ones for fours." - Michael Kasprowicz.
• "Test cricket is bloody hard work, especially when you have got Sachin batting with what looks like a three-meter-wide bat." -Michael Hussey.
• "The more I see him the more I want to see him." - Mohammed Azharuddin.
• "His mind is like a computer. He stores data on bowlers and knows where they are going to pitch the ball." - Navjot Sidhu.
• "There is no shame losing to such a great player." - Steve Waugh.

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